THEOSISAndrew of Caesarea
Since You, O Master, they say, are the Cause and Giver of glorious victory, all creatures must give thanks to You.
Revelation 4:11Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Thou art worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honour and power. Because thou hast created all things: and for thy will they were and have been created.
αξιος ει ο κυριος και ο θεος ημων ο αγιος λαβειν την δοξαν και την τιμην και την δυναμιν οτι συ εκτισας παντα τα παντα και δια το θελημα σου ησαν εισιν και εκτισθησαν
The Church Fathers on this verse
2 Church Fathers comment on this verse
Borodin P.M.
They lay down their crowns to show that the Lord was the cause of their glory, and not they themselves. Powerless and infirm, they can accomplish nothing without Him. To Him alone thanksgiving is due from all creatures for all things, as the Creator of all. He alone can accomplish everything in them, for them, and through them.
Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Col 1:16For in him were all things created in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominations, or principalities, or powers. All things were created by him and in him.
- Col 1:17And he is before all: and by him all things consist.
- Rev 5:12Saying with a loud voice: The Lamb that was slain is worthy to receive power and divinity and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and benediction.
- Isa 40:28Knowest thou not, or hast thou not heard? the Lord is the everlasting God, who hath created the ends of the earth: he shall not faint, nor labour, neither is there any searching out of his wisdom.
- Prov 16:4The Lord hath made all things for himself: the wicked also for the evil day.
- John 1:1In the beginning was the Word: and the Word was with God: and the Word was God.
- John 1:3All things were made by him: and without him was made nothing that was made.
- Rev 10:6And he swore by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven and the things which are therein, and the earth and the things which are in it, and the sea and the things which are therein: That time shall be no longer.
The original text
Greek text, 30 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- ἌξιοςaxiosworthyG514 · ἄξιος
- εἶeiI amG1510 · εἰμί
- ὁhotheG3588 · ὁ
- ΚύριοςkyrioslordG2962 · κύριος
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- ὁhotheG3588 · ὁ
- ΘεὸςtheosGodG2316 · θεός
- ἡμῶνhēmōnIG1473 · ἐγώ
- λαβεῖνlabeinI receiveG2983 · λαμβάνω
- τὴνtēntheG3588 · ὁ
- δόξανdoxanhonorG1391 · δόξα
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- τὴνtēntheG3588 · ὁ
- τιμὴνtimēna priceG5092 · τιμή
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- τὴνtēntheG3588 · ὁ
- δύναμινdynaminmightG1411 · δύναμις
- ὅτιhotithatG3754 · ὅτι
- σὺsyyouG4771 · σύ
- ἔκτισαςektisasI createG2936 · κτίζω
- τὰtatheG3588 · ὁ
- πάνταpantaallG3956 · πᾶς
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- διὰdiathroughG1223 · διά
- τὸtotheG3588 · ὁ
- θέλημάthelēmawillG2307 · θέλημα
- σουsouyouG4771 · σύ
- ἦσανēsanI amG1510 · εἰμί
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- ἐκτίσθησανektisthēsanI createG2936 · κτίζω